The flaws in the diamonds: celebrating the end of segregated baseball
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The 1997 baseball season is the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut as the first African-American player to play in the major leagues in the 20th century. The anniversary is generating a lot of interest in Robinson and the old Negro leagues, to which blacks were once relegated.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Flawed diamonds
Article Abstract:
Baseball clubs are paying a total of $800 million for player salaries this season, and they are feeling financial strains as profits have dropped 54% since 1989. Team owners are calling for salaries caps similar to the ones in the NBA.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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